Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
Rev. w. ID. Malcolm has gone to the camp
meeting at Morrisville, and does not re-
turn until September.


Thursday morning The barns were filled
with hay and grain, tools, etc. Some STOCK
was also burned. Owing to the headway
the fire had gained when discovered, little
could be saved. The cause of the fire is
unknown. Insured for S715. Mr.. Patrick
Barrett, first selectman, died of heart
disease or some similar cause, Thursday,
while in bathing. His body was found
standing erect in about four feet of water.
RICHMOND.
A. c. Mobiles has lost four valuable cows
within 10 days, the cause is unknown
They had stayed good deal in the woods
together ana ate great many leaves
They may have eaten some vegetable
poison. The veterinary surgeon from
Burlington was as much at loss as any
one about the matter. Byron Robin
son and wife from Westileld, Mass, are
the guests of w. b. Hodges Mr.. Robin
son was member of the 5th regiment
Vermont volunteers and lost leg before
Richmond. .... The Jericho Corners first
nine played a game of bali with the Rich
mond first mines at Richmond the 18th
inst. The result of score was Richmond
II and Jericho 4..... Noble Croft has Just
returned from a five weeks trip to Miles
City, Montana, where he visited his
daughter and other friends.
JERICHO CENTRE.
DR.. George H. Packard of Hartford,
Conn., is visiting his old home, in this
town. The doctor is accompanied by his
wife and child. DR.. Cilley expects to
take Samuel Morton to the asylum at
Brattleboro this week he has been insane
for over a year. .. The Sunday school
have decided to have picnic at home the
same as last year The Nashville band
are going to Maltett's bay next week to
camp out and fish few days, .... Mrs.
Lyman Hall of Georgia is visiting in
town, after an absence in the South of
two years. II. S. Woods Is going to
California the first of September he
thinks his health will be better there.
HINEsBURGH.
Recent visitors in town are H. +. Rem
ington of Fitchburg, Mass Miss Maud DAILY
of Stamford, Conn; Eugene Bissonette and
wife late of Charleston, SC; and John C..
Allen and family of McCook, Neb.; Mr.. Al
len is one of the many bright young men
VINO have left this town in the last few years
to find fortune in the West. He is now
doing large and prosperous wholesale and
retail dry goods business. Miss Emma
Pierce is visiting relatives and friends in
town. Monday a parry of six young
men started for an extended trip down the
lake and the S.. Lawrence in two light
row boats. T,ley are viii f. Field, Ebert
fOSu, AHuTcW DOW, TTdllh D. loN,
Brownson and Will Griffin They will camp
along the shore and be gone n month OF
more p. J. Murphy and family have
returned from the lake and report fine
catch of pike. .--Legrand Baldwin ant
family have spent a week at the lake
Very fine black bass have been taken il
great numbers from Hinesburgh pond o
late. -Daniel O'Brien is suffering from
blood poison in his left arm which he has t,
carry in sling.--The hearing i'll the cas-,
of ] evils Sanctuary against the Baldwin
estate has been al journed two weeks
Perry Read has sold his house to John Cockl,
and it is being moved across the road. Ht
is going to build handsome residence on tn
old site. .-Johny Gage of Monkton loade,
, his pistol and went to seek the girl who hat
tIifed with his affections. The affair epde,
in a Justice court from which he was dis
charged after paying fines and cost amount
ing to S15 and promising not to do so an!
more.
wEsTFORD.
5 Threshers are starting out on their an
nual beat with heavy growth of grail
/ to thresh ..... The game of ball at Esse,
Centre last Saturday between the West
, ford nine and the Essex team, resulted il
2 score of 2l to II in favor of the former
luelr ueAl Edlile ID W NC pldyeu ueIe ueA
Saturday Mrs Perry from Key West
Florida, is visiting at her fathers, Rev
5 Mr.. Teller .... Mrs ID. A. Stone accom-
2 panied by Miss Grace Connor, from tn
. Queen City, is visiting friends here
, sHELBURN.
Rev. c. f. Burdck, wife and daughte
are at Round Lake. Mrs Truman An
drews is visiting her sister Mrs. &. I
Van Vliet. ....... Miss Belle Merrill is tn
5 guest of Miss Anna White .. Mis-
S Eugenia Degree of Hinesburgh has bee
visiting her cousin, Miss Minnie Degre
y .... Miss Fannie Brando of Troy, y. Y
A has been spending a few days with he
/, brother, Mr.. Il. +. Brando. Mrs. Su
9 Hadcock of Manchester, Mass, has bee
, visiting at Mrs. Ed. SaXton's. Mis-
Kate and Jessie Denham are visiting !
, Canada. James Degree and f.
i Brands have commenced work with MI
h Lee Tracv's new threshing machine. 1t
e .Lesle's cleaner and challenges the worl
. in cleaning aud saving grain. ..... Tn
e Methodist Sunday-schoul picnic at Basi
Harbor Thursday was not very largely a
tended, as the day was not very favorable
e CHARLOTTE.
a 1t is expected that the potato crop wi
e be about the same as last year. The bug
d are doing considerable damage in certai
e localities and many fields are ruined.
, Is tnOughu by many ludI our G9TlS gree
!. put up in boxes is adulterated. ......E Il
Il Wild, son Of Rev. Mr.. Wild, starts fC
- California soon. ..... Mrs. Louisa Baldwl
,e will return to her home i'll ST. Paul tn
i week. k...,. Frank Pope is expected hon
a very soon from st, Louis. Mrs. Sarnu
ID WLaley has very fine night bloomin
+ cereus plant in blossom. Mrs. Libb
= Edgcrton will 90 to Colorado this fall f,
t. her health Charles Wooster is Vel
sick with Il fever. Charlotte ba,
ball club have lost two OF their hest pla
< ers, Capt. Frank Alexander and Charl
Y. Williams. ... Frank II. Alexander star
of ed for northern Michigan, August H..
re 1t is reported that 1870 pike were caught
Of one day last week at Thompson's point.
Id Rev. James +. Riggs, pastor of Il
rs Dutch Reformed church, Bergan, y. j
ID who with his family is spending sever
20 weeks this summer at G. w. Fields Ced
Grove farm boarding establishment, W
give lecture in the Congregation
church on Wednesday evening, Augu
N "a. Subject: "Constantinople, its Pc
I. pie. Mosques, Walls, Forts, ETC." Adm
is sion % cents. Mr.. Riggs has list OF uy
IN 80 fine lectures of which this one on Co
.,tn, l., to- Of ha hos Ia lix